Suspensory



J. C. FOWLER.

SUSPENSORY.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7, 1915.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

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m m m J UNETED STATES JOHN C. FOWLER, OF SYRACUSE, MW YORK.

SUSPENSORY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

Application filed December 7, 1915. Serial No. 65,609.

b all whom c't may concern:

Be it known that l 501m U. FowLnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Suspensory, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in suspensories, and especially inthe form and texture of the sack, or bag, and the simple method ofsupporting the sack, or bag se curely in its proper position: and theobjects of my improvements are, first to provide a suspensory, ofexceedingly cheap and simple construction; second, to furnish a sack orbag that will conform to the scrotum, be easily adjusted and removed andreplaced, without disturbing its supports, and when the wearer isdressed or undressed; third, to support and maintain such sack or bag inits proper position, and without irritation or discomfort to the wearer,by simply two narrow tapes or bands requiring no buckles, belts or otherattachments, such as are required by the patents granted to B. GollandFeby. 21, 1888, No. 378,304, and to M. B. Hirsch Aug. 14, 1906, No.828,651, and to E. A. Schmertz January 19, 1909, No. 909,948; and,fourth, to make the sack or bag, of such form, make, and material andtexture, as will easily wash or clean and not sag, and, in combinationwith such supports, will secure not only all of the above mentionedobjects, but will also cure certain weaknesses to which the scrotum issubjected.

In the drawings,

Figure l is a perspective view of the suspensory as made in accordancewith my invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same and Fig, 3 is a verticalsectional view taken on the line IH-III of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, A represents a suspensory bag or sack, which is madepreferably of linen, silk, wire cloth or other material suitable for thepurpose and is so constructec as to retain its form, and it may beeasily washed or cleaned. The bag or sack may be made from one or morepieces so as to shape it to the desired form. BB are bracing tapes whichare permanently or detachably attached to the upper and opposite sidesof a continuous stiffening tape rim C which tape is secured by stitchesaround the upper edge of the bag or sack ,to reinforce the same. Thebracing tapes BB are made of sufficient length of about three andone-half feet more or less, and extended beyond the continuousstiffening tape C to form supporting tapes, so that they may bepositioned about the wearers body to securely support the sack or bag inposition.

The bag A is hammock-shaped, and may be a little higher in the back thanin the front, with its continuous stiffening tape C made semi orflexibly rigid as by a heavily stitched hem upon it or by a cord, wire,tape, etc, stitched about the upper edge thereof, and is preferably madeof two equal parts stitched together.

The bag is provided with a transversely extending ridge or valley D overwhich is secured a reinforcing tape F which is held thereto by suitablestitches E.

The bracing tapes B are made of a single piece of material and aresecured by its central portion to the underside of the ridge and extendupwardly and about each side of the bag beyond the rim thereof therebyforming a reinforcement of that portion of the bag so as to help supportand bear the strain placed thereon.

I claim:

A suspensory comprising a hammocl shaped bag, a continuous stiffeningtape applied to the edge thereof, means for holding the bottom of thebag in the form of an inward disposed ridge, a bracing tape securedintermediate of its ends to the continuous stiffening tape and extendingacross the bottom of the bag transversely of said ridge, the ends ofsaid bracing tape extended beyond said stiffening tape to formsupporting tapes.

JOHN C. FOVLER. itnesses FRANK B. CLEMoNs, DANIEL F. TVALSH.

